The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) aims to protect the public and reduce reoffending. NOMS manages £150 million to fund activities through its Co-Financing programme to help offenders access employment. This involves identifying barriers offenders face in custody and community and extending opportunities to hard to help groups. For 2015-2020, NOMS has received £131 million European Social Fund allocation to deliver its NOMS CFO3 programme targeting offenders not served by mainstream provision, including ex-offenders ages 55+, ex-military, victims of exploitation, and those with mental/gang affiliations.

1. NOMS CFO
Mark Nickson – Head of NOMS CFO

2. NOMS
Who we are
The National Offender Management Service (NOMS)
was created as an Executive Agency of the Ministry
of Justice in July 2008
What we do
Our job is to protect the public and reduce
reoffending by delivering the punishments and
orders of the courts, helping offenders to reform
their lives and in doing so prevent future victims of
crime

3. NOMS CFO
• A key objective for NOMS is the reduction of offending
• Helping ex-offenders secure employment significantly
impacts upon NOMS ability to meet that objective
• Can only be achieved through strong partnerships with public,
private and third sector organisations
• Co-Financing programme allows NOMS to fund activities to
engage and motivate offenders thus increasing their ability to
access mainstream services and employment opportunities

4. NOMS CFO
NOMS CFO aims to identify and remove
barriers to employment experienced by
offenders in custody and in the
community.
Extending Employment Opportunities to
people who without help would face
difficulties gaining employment

5. NOMS CFO Traditional Offender Target Group
Skilled, qualified but unemployed
Unqualified, unskilled
and unemployed
Unskilled, unqualified,
de-motivated, drugs /
alcohol issues,
behavioural issues,
debt problems,
accommodation
problems.
DWP…
SFA…
NOMS CFO
Hard to help group who are currently
not able to access mainstream
provision, and are therefore unable
to return to the labour market.
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6. NOMS CFO 2010 – 2014
Current Programme
• NOMS currently manages circa £150 million of ESF funds
across the whole of England
• Provision contracted for approx 120,000 participants
• A single prime provider or consortia lead per region
• 9 National Contract Areas + 3 sub Regions
– 12 Contracts in total
– 8 Prime Providers, 200+ Sub Providers
• 70:30 community/custody split
• Challenging targets for women and disabled
• Mentoring, social enterprise and help for veterans
• Intensive delivery to extremely hard-to-help groups

7. NOMS CFO 2010 – 2014
Delivery Model
• Long contracts (4 years)
• Fixed case management model
• All delivered through CATS
– One version of the truth
– PbR If it’s not on CATS, you don’t get paid
• Link to Offender Management arrangements
• Through-the-gate model
• Trialling innovative approaches to working with sub-groups

8. NOMS CFO 2010 – 2014
Current Programme (2011 – present)
Jan 11 – October 14
Starters
ETE Outcomes
Soft Outcomes
Employment Education
Achieved (%) Achieved (%) Achieved (%) Achieved (%)
Total / Average 83,093 122% 14,617 131% 15,358 160% 324,447 142%

9. NOMS CFO3 2015 – 2020
• ESF Allocation - £131m
• Top sliced from national ESF Total
– Strong regional engagement with LEPS
• Social Inclusion Thematic Objective
– Recognition of the type of offenders we work with
• Additional Sub Regions
– 10 ESF sub regions (3 in last round)

10. NOMS CFO3 2015 – 2020
CFO3 Delivery
• Community / Custody Split
– Starts 70% in Custody, 30% Community
– Delivery to be 50% Custody, 50% Community
• Hard to help groups
– 55+
– Ex Service personnel
– People exploited as part of the sex industry
– Mental health
– Offenders with gang affiliation
• Troubled Families
– Links with DWP and local authorities
– Using visitors centres
• Accommodation
– Increasing provision
• 16 – 18yr olds
– Link with YJB
– Provision in line with YOT teams
• Education
– Increase the throughput into education

11. NOMS CFO3 2015 – 2020
Integration with Mainstream / existing provision
Prison Community
Mainstream / Existing Provision in Prison Mainstream / Existing provision
NOMS CFO works with the hard to help groups in prison.
Referring them onto mainstream provision as and when
appropriate (as per the current model). This ensures the
correct intervention at the right time.
Community
If participants are not ready to engage with the
mainstream, the CFO will continue to work with them
addressing offender specific needs.

12. NOMS CFO3 2015 – 2020
Custody Community
WP
NOMS CFO
Transforming
Rehabilitation
NOMS CFO
Hard to help group who are currently not able to
access mainstream provision, and are therefore unable
to return to the labour market. Families of offenders from these groups.
Provision to include but not limited to Case Management,
Motivational Work, Signposting, Targeted Specialised Education,
Family Support.
Other community
provision

13. NOMS CFO3 2015 – 2020
Commissioning Timetable
• Dialogue: 27 Oct – 07 Nov 2014
• Final ITT published: 27 Nov 2014
• Final ITT deadline: 09 Jan 2015
• Final ITT evaluation etc: Jan – Feb 2015
• Notifications etc: Late Feb 2015
• Contract signature etc: Mar 2015
• Contract mobilisation: Apr 2015
• Contract delivery: July 2015

14. NOMS CFO3 2015 – 2020
Contract Allocations and Targets
Contract Area
Financial
Allocation
Enrolments
Supportive
Measures
Short Courses
Vocational/
Educational/
Training
Gaining a
qualification
Secured
Employment
East of England £11,225,168 6,629 3,008 1,326 994 331 530
East Midlands £13,444,587 7,940 3,602 1,588 1,191 447 635
London £11,656,581 6,884 3,247 1,577 1,257 519 551
North East £8,535,577 5,041 2,287 1,008 757 407 403
North West £18,358,652 10,842 5,042 2,369 1,851 1,027 867
South East £16,267,309 9,607 4,360 1,921 1,441 480 769
South West £8,478,280 5,007 2,272 1,001 751 250 401
West Midlands £13,591,200 8,027 3,765 1,805 1,429 476 642
Yorkshire and Humberside £13,722,646 8,104 3,678 1,621 1,216 405 648
Total £115,280,000 68,081 31,261 14,216 10,887 4,342 5,446